Attorney for Jerice Hunter claims mistreatment

by Kayla Karp/KTAR (January 27th, 2012 @ 2:15pm)

PHOENIX -- Five-year-old Jhessye Shockley has been missing since October and the Glendale police department has focused most of their investigation on her mother, Jerice Hunter.

Hunter's attorney, Scott Maasen, says Jerice feels mistreated and says the media has focused this case on her past mistakes rather than the importance of finding Jhessye.

"They looked at her past and said, because of her past, she is a bad person and had something to do with this," Maasen said.

Police spoke with Hunter's other children during the investigation, who said Jhessye was locked in a closet and didn't appear to be alive. However, Hunter's attorney says there is no proof.

"There hasn't been a shred of evidence or a shred of proof showing Miss Hunter is connected to this disappearance," Maasen said.

Glendale police are planning to start searching for the body of Jhessye Shockley on February 6 in Mobile; a landfill located south of the Valley.

The department is currently in the final stages of obtaining the necessary equipment, as well as scheduling, training, and medically screening personnel.

They have said they are confident that Jhessye's body is in the landfill. The search could last several weeks as personnel will be sifting through approximately 6,000 tons of trash. Hunter's attorney says the search should have begun months ago.

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Hanging

bigjonwv

is to good for this one.

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Child abuser

nocgirl

This woman is a child abuser, a loser and a total P0s. What does her attorney say to the fact her own children claim Jesse was abused and they saw her in a closet...half dead?? the children liars? This woman has 7 kids by who knows how many different fathers, took drugs while pregnant, and Jesse's father is a sex offender. I am willing to bet my money this little girl is dead and in the landfill.

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It's because..

Mallard

She's black and Arizona is racist... Or because of her history and that there is a good chance her baby will be found in a trash dump after she was tossed out like garbage. I really wish there was a chance of her being found alive. She was worth more than what it soundslike she was given in this life. We shall see how the investigation progresses. Unfortunatly, after covering many similar stories, I have a pretty good idea how this one will pan out.

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This

Jack R

person has a history of child abuse....and her young duaghter is missing and probably dead. Now the police need to dig in the trash before arresting this trash. If thats mistreatment so be it.

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